On "Lee Romance"

Music Expressing Emotions is the artistic concept of Yue Ji, rooting in the Ritual music culture of Zhou Dynasty.Because emotions originate from heart,so that kind of music is sincere and unfeigned.Ritual etiquette combines art and ethic,therefore,the rites and music art expresses emotions refined by the Ritual Music Spirit through symbol during the Ritual music ceremony.Symbolization is significant and wide-used in rites and music ceremony,for instance,we can find it in musical instruments,musical tune,musical order and poetry.Music has a very strong emotion-conveying function,but it's feeble in expressing the meaning of etiquette clearly.So symbolization is used by the eight sound musical instruments, for example, metal and stone musical instruments,silk and bamboo musical instruments.They undertake the function of symbolizing ideology and expressing emotions which contain moral connotations.Poetry has the core status of the rites and music ceremony,it has a strong function of ideographical expression. Symbolization in poetry vivid demonstrates canonical emotions,and educates people to behave as a civilized person. Then constructs a harmonious society in order.The use of symbolization makes the Ritual music has a strong infection,which let people happily and consciously accept moral education.That's why the Ritual music had been widely used in Zhou Dynasty,from the Sacrifice Ceremony, Banquet Ceremony in royal court to the Local Ceremony in village, the Ritual music standards people's emotions widely,and realizes the aim of constructing ethical culture.Thereout,the Ritual music which embodies the artistic concept of Music Expressing Emotions had been shaped.Music Expressing Emotions is the artistic concept of Zhou Dynasty,formed in clan culture. So it regards art as a good carrier of ethical politics and moral connotations,which shoulder the mission of constructing social harmony,and at the same time,it expresses sincere emotions build on the blood relationship.The Ritual music is a important way to reinforce the affection of relatives,educate people,construct culture and civilization.In Zhou Dynasty,the rites are the external standards,and the art moralize people from deep soul. So the former emperors achieve the transform social traditions and make the world become harmonious through making ritual and music to guide people be tender and gentle and make a well-organized and feelingful interpersonal communication.The poetic concepts Poetry Expressing Ideal and Poetry originating from emotions in later ages are both influenced by the artistic concept Music Expressing Emotions.They enrich the classical poetic theories form different dimensionality.In Tang Dynasty,Kong Yingda reinterpretated.Poem Expressing Ideal,and put forward The fusion of emotions and ideal from ritual study at first time.This theory means poem and music both fuse emotions and ideal tangibly,which influences Tang Dynasty and later ages,shows a profound influence of Music Expressing Emotions.